TVAA's 2018 Youth Art Contest winners

Gallery 'N' Gifts concluded its Youth Art Contest with a reception on Saturday, April 7, where the winners of the contest received there awards. Forty local school age children, from kindergarten through twelfth grade, entered this year's contest. Their art will remain on display for viewing until April 29 at Gallery 'N' Gifts, 100 W Tehachapi Blvd, in Downtown Tehachapi. Gallery 'N' Gifts is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Best of show K-8th grades:

Mikailey Judkins

"Kais Close-up"

Best of show 9-12th grades:

Carolyn Gallella "The Soldier"

Kindergarten:

1st: Greta Haas

2nd: George Cote

3rd: Nathan Read

3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades:

1st: Mackenna Chambers

2nd: Warren Woolf

3rd: Cade Hull

HM: Ryan Wandick II,

Luke Korhonen, Owen Parker and Caitlyn Chitwood

7th and 8th grades:

1st: Sage Scott

Nick Smirnoff (NPPA)

High School Best of Show winner for 9-12th grade was Carolyn Gallella, with her graphite drawn entry.